Four BUSM Students Chosen as MMS Scholars

The Massachusetts Medical Society has announced its selections of MMS Scholars for 2015.

A total of 16 students were selected by their respective Massachusetts medical schools for their academic achievement, community service and financial need. Four students were chosen from each school to receive $10,000.

The BUSM fourth-year honorees are:

Diane Haddad, who graduated cum laude with a BS from Ohio State University in molecular genetics.

Matthew Lawlor, who graduated from Boston University with a MA in medical sciences and from Boston College with a BS in biology.

Kathleen M. Leahy, who graduated summa cum laude with a BA in mathematics from the College of the Holy Cross.

Megan Janeway, who completed her post-baccalaureate pre-medical studies at Tulane University and graduated with distinction with a BA in international studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Since the inception of the MMS Scholars Program in 1993, more than $1.8 million has been granted to 184 students from Massachusetts medical schools.